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Mara Wilson (@MaraWritesStuff) is a writer and performer in NYC, best known for her role in the movie "Matilda. In this video, she opens up about her fear of driving with Balloon Room host and Project UROK founder Jenny Jaffe (@jennyjaffe).
Check out and subscribe to Project UROK's YouTube channel for more videos about mental health, ranging from funny to serious.
Project UROK is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to create funny, meaningful videos for teenagers struggling with mental health issues, made by people who have been there before.
Founded by Jenny Jaffe (CollegeHumor), the site officially launched this week and already features a variety of honest, funny and relatable videos from young adults recounting their struggles with mental health. Project UROK ultimately strives to be an interactive, all-encompassing source of teen mental health resources, encouraging users to upload their own videos and share their experiences on the site's message boards.
Project UROK website: http://projecturok.org/
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Jenny Jaffe founded Project UROK to be the resource she wishes she'd had as a struggling, mentally ill teenager. She was diagnosed with Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder as a child, and despite the help of a therapist and the support of her family, she suffered from severe depression and panic attacks all throughout high school. She felt isolated and alone. But she got through it, and she wants to let other teenagers struggling with mental illness know that they can, too. She was hired by CollegeHumor during her senior year at NYU, sold her first screenplay at 19, and has since written forMTV, VH1, xoJane, Vulture and more.
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Sarah Hartshorne, VP and Production Coordinator, was diagnosed with ADHD and ADD in college, but struggled with it long before. She's recently been diagnosed with PTSD stemming from trauma she suffered as a child. Working for Project UROK has shown her how important it is to reach out for help when you need it. She's best known as the plus-sized contestant on America's Next Top Model Cycle 9, and she's also a standup comedian and producer. She's currently producing a documentary about plus-size modelling called Inside Skinny.
Sarah Hartshorne, VP and Production Coordinator, was diagnosed with ADHD and ADD in college, but struggled with it long before. She's recently been diagnosed with PTSD stemming from trauma she suffered as a child. Working for Project UROK has shown her how important it is to reach out for help when you need it. She's best known as the plus-sized contestant on America's Next Top Model Cycle 9, and she's also a standup comedian and producer. She's currently producing a documentary about plus-size modelling called Inside Skinny.
